Dueling started as a less violent way to solve ... Lincoln chose swords over pistols, in the hope that his long arms would offer an advantage. He eventually apologized and avoided the duel altogether.

In a bygone era, when honor meant more than life itself, disputes were often resolved not through words or courts, but through the flash and thunder of a pistol. The practice of dueling ...

1637 - First use of firearms proof-marks. 1750-1850 - Dueling pistols come into fashion. Around 1750, men stop carrying rapiers, and guns became the weapon of choice for a duel. Various guns were ...

While pigeon shooting never returned after the 1900 Paris Games, organizers came up with pistol dueling – in which two competitors shot at each other – for the 1908 Games in London.